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Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) has around 40,000 students, over 4,000 members of staff, and is home to four faculties (Arts and Humanities, Business and Law, Health and Education and Science and Engineering). It is one of the largest universities in the UK by student population.
Manchester Metropolitan University traces its founding back to the Manchester Mechanics Institute, and the Manchester School of Design latterly known as the Manchester School of Art. The painter L. S. Lowry attended in the years after the First World War, where he was taught by the noted impressionist Adolphe Valette. Schools of Commerce (founded 1889), Education (f. 1878), and Domestic Science (f. 1880) were added among others. Part of what had been the Mechanics Institute became first the Manchester College of Science and Technology, and then UMIST, while another part around the School of Art became Manchester Polytechnic in 1970. In 1992 it became a university, and was renamed Manchester Metropolitan University.
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July 6 2014 marked the 50th anniversary of the Royal Charity Premiere of A Hard Day’s Night, the Beatles’ first feature film. With its mock-documentary format, it captures a day in the life of the Beatles…
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Folk is fashionable. Its latest manifestation at Tate Britain is only the most recent of stirrings – it been on the up for a number of years. Perhaps most obviously is the resurgence of folk music, which…
Few economics books have caused quite the stir which accompanied the release of the English version of Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty First Century. And there can be few who are not familiar with…
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Since the 1970s, a panic about “disaffected” boys underachieving in formal schooling has gripped Western society. Despite efforts in Australia like Boys: Getting It Right and the UK Raising Boys Achievement…
In the space of just over a year, two women in Greater Manchester have killed themselves because of their experiences as complainants in sexual offences cases. The challenge this poses to the criminal…
For much of the 20th century, faith has rested in bigger and better defences to hold back floodwaters. But repeated flooding has shown that large defences cannot, and should not, be the sole focus. The…
Twitter has decided to woo the music industry with a promise to share data on up-and-coming artists in a deal that would whet the appetite of most music lovers. It makes sense for one of the largest social…
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BirdLife International’s State of the World’s Birds report hopes to demonstrate an urgent need for funding, advocacy, conservation action and monitoring to halt the global loss of birds and other wildlife…
The food system is perhaps the most vital component of our modern industrialised world. Without food in shops, it’s fair to say society would unravel in a matter of days. The food industry is in many ways…
The recent riots in major English cities like London have seen the media focus on the involvement of young people. In particular, many media outlets have claimed that organised youth gangs have orchestrated…
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Wildlife Research Manager at World Animal Protection and Visiting Research Fellow, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Senior Lecturer in Fashion Narratives, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Lecturer in Nursing, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Visiting Scholar in Education, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Principal Lecturer in History, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Reader in Sustainability, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Associate Professor of Operations & Project Management, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Wildlife Research Manager at World Animal Protection, and Visiting Research Fellow, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Reader in Medieval History, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Philosophy and Intellectual History, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Lecturer in Fine Art, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Associate Professor, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Senior Lecturer in Political Thought, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Senior lecturer, School of Law, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
